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HRC records 2,200 human rights complaints in 2024, 77% traced to state actors

The Human Rights Commission (HRC) has reportedly received 2,200 complaints of human rights violations and abuses in 2024, with 1,700 cases (77 percent) ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAJanuary 25, 20250

Economy

Govt embarks on K500 billion dam construction project to boost water management

The Zambian government has announced plans to construct 60 dams at an estimated cost of K500 billion to improve rainwater harvesting and enhance ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAJanuary 25, 20250

Power and Politics

Party leader, Chanda, faults lack of synergy between public prosecutions office, police

Charles Chanda, the leader of the United Prosperous and Peaceful Zambia has urged the government to strengthen the relationship between the office of ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAJanuary 25, 20250

Metro

Government claims 4,140 health workers recruited under 2024 Ministry of Health exercise

The Ministry of Health has reportedly concluded the 2024 recruitment exercise, bringing 4,140 health workers into the public service. Civil Service Commission Chairperson, ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAJanuary 25, 20250

Power and Politics

EFF leader, Kasonde, criticises President Hichilema for allegedly trying to undermine independence of UN delegation

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Kasonde Mwenda, has criticised President Hakainde Hichilema for suggesting that the United Nations (UN) delegation was “misunderstanding the ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAJanuary 25, 20250

Economy

Kanchibiya MP, Chanda, urges tax waivers on farm inputs, checks on fertilizer smuggling to boost agriculture

Kanchibiya Constituency lawmaker, Sunday Chanda, has called on the government to waive taxes on farm inputs and tackle fertilizer smuggling to boost Zambia’s ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAJanuary 25, 20250

Power and Politics

Northern Province minister pushes for enhanced local government decentralisation

Northern Province Minister, Leonard Mbao, has called for the decentralisation of the Local Government Service Commission to all provinces and districts to ensure ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAJanuary 25, 20250

Economy

National Biosafety Authority approves HIV vaccine trial, issues 39 GMO permits in 2024

The National Biosafety Authority (NBA) has approved a clinical trial for an HIV vaccine to be conducted by the Centre for Health Research ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAJanuary 24, 20250

Metro

Father, son jailed 18 months for assault over refusal to buy beer for a man

A 55-year-old farmer, Christopher Mafuleka, and his 24-year-old son, Clinton, have been sentenced to 18 months in prison for assaulting a man who ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAJanuary 24, 20250

Power and Politics

Hichilema urges diplomats to promote Zambia as investment hub

President Hakainde Hichilema has called on diplomats in Zambia to actively market the country and attract investments in key sectors, including agriculture, mining, ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAJanuary 23, 20250

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